1948 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1948 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt in the first semi final, West Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1948 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-6, P%: 53.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch, Jack | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Johnny | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R01-17, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1948 | Round 1 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 38 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 22 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 3 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 12 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 4 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 30 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 5 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 15 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 6 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 107 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 14/06/1948 | Round 7 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 69 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 8 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 2 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 9 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 24 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 10 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 53 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 30 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 12 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 47 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 31/07/1948 | Round 13 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 47 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 14 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 22 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 15 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 44 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 16 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 17 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 5 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 11/09/1948 | Semi Final | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 27 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |
| 25/09/1948 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 4 | Johnny Taylor | unknown |